It has continued to be busy at the ISMA Office. My update is as follows: The International Snowmobile Manufacturers members conducted the annual Snow Shoot in and around Yellowstone, MT. Snowmobile Editors from around the globe attended the event to test ride and enjoy the new snowmobiles being built for Model Year 2019. ISMA wasRead More

After 25 years of chasing checkered flags in snowmobile competition, Tucker Hibbert today announced that he’s reached the finish line of his remarkable racing career. The 33-year-old from Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, is now officially retired as a professional snocross racer. “It’s time for me to retire from professional snocross racing,” Hibbert said. “It’s been aRead More

The MY19 snow shoot proved to be one of the best since I began attending Snow Shoots in 1990. So doing the math, you note that I’m not a young buck anymore – hit the big 60 last year. Regardless of my age I still enjoy riding sleds that pump up my adrenaline, pinning theRead More

Amid the thousands of variants and options you can pick and choose from in the snowmobile dealerships this spring, I picked these five things that really warrant your serious consideration if you’re in the market for a spring deposit trail sled. True, there aren’t any wholly bad sleds on the market anymore, but there areRead More

April snow showers bringing spring flowers? Once again winter does not want to give up. There’s another band of polar air hitting the northern US this week. However, as the sun increases every day, spring is beginning to show. Subsequently, this is will be the last forecast until next season. This weekend the MidwestRead More

My first annual snowmobile test review session came in March 1973 when Invitation to Snowmobiling magazine brought its cast of writers, editors and photographers from 1 Park Avenue Manhattan to Houghton-Hancock, Michigan for a week-long evaluation of the next year’s key models. We weren’t certain we’d get a week as mud kept replacing snow andRead More

After the storms in the Northeast, the winds quieted down last weekend with warmer temperatures. There was some snow melt, but, some areas still hold a good depth where you can get some spring riding in. Trail Conditions With spring here now, the days are getting longer and warmer. With that being said, snowRead More

So once again I made my trip to Snow Shoot, which is held out in West Yellowstone, Montana. I knew heading there it would be the best year by far— the timing for this trip was perfect: with fresh powder and great snowpack all year. This year the group I was in focused primarily onRead More

Happy second day of spring! With spring among us, it’s no secret that snow depths are dissipating. Yet, there’s still time to get out. Higher elevation will be able to keep their snow depths a bit longer than those at lower elevations. The Northeast keeps getting hit by nor’easters giving a wintery mix of snowRead More

Winter doesn’t want to give up with another and another nor’easter hitting the Northeast this past week. This is the third nor’easter to storm across the East coast in ten days. The icy conditions created dangerous travel and many areas lost power. Fortunately, in New England, received heavy amounts of snow and will be receivingRead More